Dacono vs Eaton

A side-by-side comparison of Dacono and Eaton: population, income, housing, and more.

Dacono and Eaton are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dacono has the higher population (6,419 vs 5,832 in Eaton). Eaton has the higher median household income ($106,146 vs $99,389 in Dacono). Eaton has the higher median home value ($448,800 vs $448,200 in Dacono).

Population, income & housing

	Dacono	Eaton
Population	6,419	5,832
Median age	32.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$99,389	$106,146
Median home value	$448,200	$448,800
Median gross rent	$1,823	$1,710
Housing units	2,295	2,367
Homeownership rate	81.8%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.7%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dacono	Eaton
Population	5,534 → 6,419 (+16.0%)	5,317 → 5,832 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$67,292 → $99,389 (+47.7%)	$80,997 → $106,146 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$266,100 → $448,200 (+68.4%)	$286,200 → $448,800 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,165 → $1,823 (+56.5%)	$1,077 → $1,710 (+58.8%)

Dacono

Population

5,5346,419

Median household income

$67,292$99,389

Median home value

$266,100$448,200

Median gross rent

$1,165$1,823

Eaton

Population

5,3175,832

Median household income

$80,997$106,146

Median home value

$286,200$448,800

Median gross rent

$1,077$1,710

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dacono	Eaton
Under 5	9.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.5%
25 to 34	19.4%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	16.3%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.6%
65 to 74	5.7%	13.2%
75 and over	1.9%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dacono	Eaton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.5%	65.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	4.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	29.3%	30.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dacono	Eaton
No high school diploma	15.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	23.9%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dacono	Eaton
Drove alone	70.1%	84.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	1.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	11.7%
Other means	2.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dacono	Eaton
1-unit, detached	74.3%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dacono	Eaton
Poverty rate	5.3%	6.4%
Average household size	2.90	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	2010	2001